Partner Geoff Petersen joins us fresh from the ACCC/AER Regulatory Conference with the latest on regulating infrastructure, the energy transition, competition and innovation. Plus the Government's Economic Reform Roundtable; a second leasehold on the ACCC's acquisitions register earns a new frequently asked question; more casualties at the US antitrust agencies; and what even is a notification waiver? All this and Sudanese cinema with co-hosts Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein of The Competitive Edge podcast. [Links] Breaking news:

• • Treasury has released its draft Notification Waiver form for consultation. G+T's analysis compares the draft form to the short-form notification form.
  • Allegedly former FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter is back at work for now after the DC Circuit Court of Appeals found 2-1 that the administration had no likelihood of success.

Links:

• • The first episode of "Conference 27" on YouTube
  • Khartoum Offside on Kanopy
  • G+T on Lease Agreements on the Acquisitions Register
  • We've all been saying "Passiona" wrong
  • Former Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Roger Alford on the DOJ and the HP-Juniper merger
  • Product placement in the Top Gun movies
  • G+T on safeguarding our energy supply
  • Meet the Gilbert + Tobin Competition, Consumer + Market Regulation team
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Productivity Commissioner Stephen King joins us to talk about regulation and innovation, data and AI, the lost decade of productivity growth, and the baptist and bootlegger issue. Plus Epic wins the first round against Apple and Google, mavericks and icepeople at the ACCC/AER Regulatory Conference, the first acquisition is notified under the new merger regime, and the long haul to the High Court for NSW Ports and the Port of Newcastle. All this and the Rock Bottom Remainders with co-hosts Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein.

• • G+T on the Epic cases against Apple and Google
  • Koala Airlines' spokesmarsupial on sitting and flying
  • The ACCC's new acquisitions register ft Kongsberg Defence and the Newcastle Aerotropolis
  • Defence images of Naval and Joint Strike Missiles
  • The Productivity Commission's Five Pillars of Productivity inquiry and interim reports
  • Commencement speeches from John F Kennedy and Kermit the Frog
  • The Rock Bottom Remainders at the Miami Book Fair
  • Meet the Gilbert + Tobin Competition, Consumer + Market Regulation team
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Jennifer Fish, Economist at Charles River Associates, joins us to talk about the new merger approval process and its sharper focus on data and economic analysis, how lawyers can most effectively engage with economists, the state of hipster and hillbilly antitrust, and the representation of women in the profession. Plus the final filing fees and the near-final ACCC merger guidelines, the Final Report of the Digital Platform Services Inquiry, movie ticket surcharges and the final Fast and Furious film, the final stand of the final fired FTC Commissioner, and a surprise musical finale. All this and more with co-hosts Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein

• • "When I'm Gone" by The Carter Family, Lulu and the Lampshades and Anna Kendrick
  • G+T on the ACCC’s analytical framework and the process for the new merger regime
  • G+T on the final filing fees and notification thresholds for the new merger regime
  • The ACCC's Digital Platform Services Inquiry 2020-25
  • The ACCC fines Dendy 1650 concession tickets for drip pricing
  • Meet the Gilbert + Tobin Competition, Consumer + Market Regulation team
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